An America

Installation view of “An America”
Courtesy of the artists, Mitchell Algus Gallery, and The Box LA.
Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

Installation view of “An America”
Courtesy of the artists, Mitchell Algus Gallery, and The Box LA.
Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

Installation view of “An America”
Courtesy of the artists, Mitchell Algus Gallery, and The Box LA.
Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

Installation view of “An America”
Courtesy of the artists, Mitchell Algus Gallery, and The Box LA.
Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

Installation view of “An America”
Courtesy of the artists, Mitchell Algus Gallery, and The Box LA.
Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

Installation view of “An America”
Courtesy of the artists, Mitchell Algus Gallery, and The Box LA.
Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

Installation view of “An America”
Courtesy of the artists, Mitchell Algus Gallery, and The Box LA.
Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

Installation view of “An America”
Courtesy of the artists, Mitchell Algus Gallery, and The Box LA.
Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

Installation view of “An America”
Courtesy of the artists, Mitchell Algus Gallery, and The Box LA.
Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

Installation view of “An America”
Courtesy of the artists, Mitchell Algus Gallery, and The Box LA.
Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

Installation view of “An America”
Courtesy of the artists, Mitchell Algus Gallery, and The Box LA.
Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

Installation view of “An America”
Courtesy of the artists, Mitchell Algus Gallery, and The Box LA.
Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

Courtesy of the artists, Mitchell Algus, and The Box LA. Photography © Fredrik Nilsen Studio

Press Release

AN AMERICA

SEPTEMBER 20, 2025 - NOVEMBER 1, 2025

OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 5-8 PM.

An America, is an exhibition curated and first exhibited by Mitchell Algus at his gallery in NYC. Traveling this exhibition to our gallery in LA, is an act of art world solidarity. And yes you are right in thinking that we just did an exhibition, Burn Me!, that was a politically charged show. We will continue. America needs to see this work now, they need to see political artwork that confronts the political catastrophe that is happening in this country. This exhibition is a collection of bold works both historical and recent that address the corrupt fascists that have run this country for decades. Trump is just the most recent, and in many ways the most extreme example of said fascism. Mitchell Algus and The Box choose to show this work and not shy away from the difficult political work being made and much ignored. An America is art exhibition as political statement. A political statement against the capitalist greed that drives much of the Art World, and much of the Western World we live in.

From Mitchell Algus:

The country is in crisis. The government is being dismantled by nihilists, conspiracy theorists, oligarchs and white nationalists who see our allies as our enemies. The sovereignty of other nations is being threatened by an administration’s imperial imaginings. We are becoming a surveillance state. Retribution, not unity, is now our national motto. And the galleries. We have a platform. We cannot be silent.

• Artist List

  Gene Beery

  Ed Bereal

  Judith Bernstein

  Stuart Brisley

  Kathe Burkhart

  Neke Carson

  William N. Copley

  Gabriel D'Annunzio

  Celeste Dupuy-Spencer

  Agustin Fernandez

  Ryan Foerster

  Cristos Gianakos

  Wayne Gonzales

  Oshay Green

  Scott Grodesky

  Philippe Halsman

  Barkley L. Hendricks

  Deborah Kass

  Steve Keister

  Richard Kostelanetz

  Lee Lozano

  Robert Mallary

  Robert Mapplethorpe

  Paul McCarthy

  Morgan O'Hara

  Steven Pollock

  Boyd Rice

  Ira Richer

  Kerry Schuss

  Willoughby Sharp

  Jack Smith

  Dash Snow

  Anita Steckel

  Harold Stevenson

  Banks Violette

  Roger Welch

  Martha Wilson

  Alexi Worth